President Barack Obama gets a hug from a child Thursday at College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center in Decatur, Ga.

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Larry Copeland and David Jackson
| USA Today

President Barack Obama on Thursday called for high-quality preschool programs for "every child in America," although he included no details on how to pay for it.

"I propose working with states like Georgia to make high-quality preschool available to every child in America, every child in America," he said after visiting an early childhood learning center in this Atlanta suburb.

"Every dollar we invest in high-quality education can save more than seven dollars later on," the president said. "In states like Georgia that have made it a priority to educate our youngest children, states like ...